Püschel K, Mohsenian F, Laufs R, Polywka S, Ermer M
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Int J Legal Med. 1991 Mar;104(2):109-10. doi: 10.1007/BF01626041.
In 1989 blood samples from 2581 fatalities investigated at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Hamburg were screened for HIV-1-antibodies. Sera from 13 corpses were confirmed positive for HIV-1 (prevalence rate approx 0.5%).-Viable HIV was found in blood cultures of 4 cadavers stored under non-refrigerated conditions up to 36 hours after death.
